South of the border

A swedish businessman sobers up and gets active in the early days of AA in Mexico City

Anders: How did you come into AA?

John: I.d like to start my story at a
point a long time ago, when I was
very sick. I had spent about a week in
bed, together with a bottle of rum. I
just did not have the power to get up.
My wife had spoken to our doctor and
he had mentioned something called
Alcoholics Anonymous and finally, on
a Sunday afternoon, I called a number.
I spoke to a man called Frank,
who told me that he.d been sober for
five years and that if he could do it so
could I. And he also promised to... Login to read moreNot a subscriber? Click here to subscribe.